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Against the backdrop of highdropout ratio in schools, theCentrally-sponsored scheme ofvocationalisation of secondaryand higher education (CSSVSHE)is aimed at helping students get easy placements. Even under-performing students can do a PhD in the skilling domain byjust obtaining minimum pass-ing marks in academics till post-graduation.
The dropouts who mightotherwise have landed a job insome informal sector, thus get-ting deprived of social securitybenefits, can secure a job in theformal sector with the help of aSector Skills Council (SSC) cer-tification and by enrolling for a vocational course in school inClass 9.
The first pilot of CSSVSHEwas launched in 40 schools inHaryana on September 3, 2012.Out of 209 students enrolling,152 candidates were successfully placed – 25 in retail, 85 in securityand the remaining 42 in IT/ITES.
The scheme is operationalacross 240 schools and has 23,000enrollments in Haryana. “Goingforward, we are looking to scaleup the programme in 500 schoolsand across sectors like media andentertainment, agriculture, gemsand jewellery, banking insuranceand finance,” says KK Agnihotri,advisor, department of schooleducation, Government ofHaryana.
Nearly 90,000 students in1,190 government schools acrossHaryana, Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra,Nagaland, Kar nataka andChhattisgarh are already a part of the scheme. However, theCBSE board students have to wait for some time before theyreap the benefits. “We wouldwork with CBSE and get theSSCs to help align the curricu-lum to the needs of the indus-try and also work to introduce
new sectors. We will work withstakeholders to define a stand-ard for the job roles and align itto the different levels of teach-ing,” says Dilip Chenoy, manag-ing director and CEO, NationalSkills Development Corporation(NSDC). All of this, however, canhappen only with the signing of aformal MoU between the two par-ties. “So far the MoU has not beenfinalised, it is under process,”says M V V Prasada Rao, director(EDUSAT and Vocational), CBSE.
Recently, the SSCs have start-ed doing assessment of CBSEschools across various states, including Delhi, Sikkim, WestBengal and Jharkhand – verymuch in line with what’s happen-ing in various state government
schools, says Rajiv Mathur, head- standards and quality assur-ance at NSDC. Supporting theintroduction of skills training in schools, Sanjeev Duggal, CEOand director, Centum Learningsays,“Schools following thenational skill qualificationframework (NSQF) curriculumwould not only achieve seamless
integration with university edu-cation, but also create employ-able youth.”
Currently, NSDC has signedMoUs with the All India Councilfor Technical Education (AICTE),University Grants Commission(UGC), National Institute ofOpen Schooling (NIOS) and 10state governments.
However, additional skillingcan just make you employable.“Look at skills as an enablingeducation paradigm where employability is built into educa-tion,” says Prof (Dr) S S Mantha,former chairman, AICTE to thestudents. AICTE has mandatedskills training for 7,500 institutesfrom academic year 2015-16.
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IDP Education India, the leading studentplacement service provider, will beorganising education fairs in 14 cities forstudents aspiring to pursue their highereducation in Australia. Scheduled to take place from January 24 - February 12,2015, the fairs will bring together promi-nent universities and educational institu-tions from Australia under one roof.
They will kickstart in Kolkata andconclude in Vijayawada. They will alsobe organised in Ludhiana, Chandigarh,Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmadabad,Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai,Kochi and Coimbatore.
Harmeet Pental, Regional Dir, SouthAsia, North America and the UK, IDPEducation said, “IDP seeks to provide an
all-inclusive platform to provide details tothe aspiring students. We offer studentsan opportunity to interact with the institu-tion representatives directly and helpfacilitate exchange of information.”
Over 34 Australian institutions areparticipating in this. It is a free platform forall students to gauge their prospects ofstudying in Australia.
Another feather has been added inthe cap of Indian Institute of ForeignTrade (IIFT). One of the students of theinstitute, Vaibhav Srivastava, has beenselected as O.P. Jindal Engineeringand Management Scholar (OPJEMS).He was felicitated with a cheque ofRs 1.5 lakh and a silver medal by thecorporate HR team of Jindal Saw Ltdin the presence of the Director, Dr. Surajit Mitra, in a grand event held atIIFT recently.
The scholarship, instituted in 2007,has recognised more than 700 meri-torious students till date. In the currentyear, the programme was aimedto identify around 100 deservingstudents from 40 prestigious institutesacross India.
The foundation stoneof I.P. University’s EastDelhi campus in SurajmalVihar was laid by theUnion HRD Minister Sm-riti Irani recently. With anestimated cost of Rs 285crore and a land area ofaround 19 acres, the new campus will witness theconstruction of UniversitySchool of Architectureand Planning and Univer-
sity School of Design.The campus will be an
architectural marvel ofthis country in terms of itsdesign and will be a frontranking institution in thefi eld of architecture, plan-ning and design in theAsia - Pacifi c region.
In the admission proc-ess for the year 2014,the university, for the fi rsttime, introduced online
process. There was nooffl ine mode. The ex-periment got phenomenalsuccess as the universityreceived a record of 2.25lakh applications forabout 29,000 seats.
The fee for onlineapplication was alsoscaled down to Rs 750as against the previousyear’s fees of Rs 1,100 toattract more applicants.
Smriti Irani lays stone of I.P.University East Delhi campus
IDP Education to organise ‘Australian Education Fair’ across India
CSKM Public School celebrates29th Annual Day
IIFT student earns selectionin OPJEMS, felicitated
CSKM Public Schoolcelebrated its 29th AnnualDay recently. Justice SureshChugh, the former IB Offi cerand ex judge CBI court andex. spl. judge (Delhi HighCourt) was the Chief Guestand Ajay Lochan Mathur, Director, V.L. Memo-rial School, Chief MentorSahodya Schools Complex,Alwar, was the Guest ofHonour.
An exhibition was organ-ised on robotics, embroidery,eco club, dance, theatre, music - vocal and instrumen-tal, taekwondo and yoga.
Mukherjee Memorial Society celebrated its annual function recentlyon the occasion of 116th birth anniversary of Late Moti RamAggarwal, the founder of the society. Present on the dias is Mukher-jee Memorial Sr. Sec. School’s award winning team with the VicePrincipal P.K. Jain.
Skills training needs a pushGET ’EM YOUNG Despite the government’s emphasis on skills training, a formal MoU between CBSE and the National Skill Development Corporation for implementation of vocational training in schools has been pending for a year
Aanchal Bedi■ [email protected]
Continuing its efforts to reach out to students getting ready for the Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) Board exams, HT Education, with HT’s learn-ing centre, Studymate andExpressions India, the NationalLife Skills, Values Education andSchool Wellness Programmeorganised its second academicand stress/anxiety counsellingworkshop of the exam seasonat Mount Abu Public School,Rohini.
Participating in interactivesessions on the occasion, stu-dents said that exam stress wascompounded by friends, relatives and parents, especially whencomparisons were made withpeers. Many students had prob-lems dealing with their parents’expectations and match up to the
high standards set by them. DrJitendra Nagpal, a senior psy-chiatrist at Moolchand Medcity,suggested that parents help theirchildren by guiding and not con-trolling them. “Many studentsare unable to make a careerchoice on their own.Parentsnaturally need to be consultedbefore making appropriatecareer choices. Parents shouldparticipate in their choices, givechildren the freedom to makegoals and achieve them,” he said.
Exam stress is very commonand some students feel totallyoverwhelmed and distracted.It also reduces their efficiencyand adversely affects perform-ance. Children should be giventhe freedom to choose a careerand set goals for themselves. Asteachers and parents we shouldbe there to facilitate them,” saidJyoti Arora, principal, MountAbu Public School.
‘Children need appreciation’
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State Number of schools(in 2014)
Sectors Expected number of benefi ciaries (in 2014-15)
Uttarakhand 44 auto, healthcare, retail, IT-ITES 5,000
MadhyaPradesh
50 auto, IT-ITES 2,500
Punjab 100 auto, retail, IT-ITES, security , beauty and wellness and healthcare
5,000
Rajasthan 70 automotive, gems & jewellery, health-care, travel & tourism and beauty & wellness
3,500
Nagaland 6 IT-ITES 300
Karnataka 100 auto, healthcare, IT-ITES, retail 15,000
Chhattisgarh 30 automotive, retail and IT-ITES 2,000
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Hi students,Exams are fun – no regular classes and lots of pampering by yourfamily to ensure you stay fit and healthy during this time. However,many of you might be feeling the pressure of completing the syllabus, not being able to understand tough concepts and havingproblems memorising things. HT Education, with the Association ofIndian School Counsellors & Allied Professionals, is starting a helpline from January 5 to 31, 2015 for students needing counsel-ling and support during the exams. Call these numbers for help:
Exam-related queries can also be addressed online, just mail to [email protected], [email protected] any other information, connect to 011-64594939 & 64700117An initiative of AISCAP supported by Expressions India: TheNational Life Skills, Values Education & School Wellness Programme
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■ Students were given a platform to voice their concerns and opinions.
■ Manju Arora, HOD economics, Studymate (left), interacts withstudents at Mount Abu Public School.
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350 schools inMaharashtra haveenrolled 15,000students for skillstraining
240 schools inHaryana havereached outto 23,000students
HimachalPradesh has18,000enrollmentsacross 200schools
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS GET GOING ON SKILLS TRAINING
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Tips on chemistry,accountancyHT Education Correspondent■ [email protected]
Subject experts from Studymatehad important tips to sharewith students of Mount Abuand other schools who par-ticipated in HT Education andExpressions India’s ‘Smilethrough the Boards’ workshop.
For accountancy, the tipsoffered by Sharad Agarwal were:■ Read questions carefully■ Write the tables daily■ When making the balance
sheet, always write the figuresin order (unit place below unitplace only).For chemistry, Dr. Alok
Bariyar said:■ Divide the syllabus into
smaller chunks and preparephysical, organic, inorganicand applied chemistryFor economics, Manju Arora
advised:■ Practice numerical of nation-
al income accounting, multi-plier, and equilibrium level ofoutput, cost, and elasticity ofdemand and supply, and pro-ducers’ equilibrium
■ Practice making diagramsand make sure you label boththe axes.
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